WEBVTT 00:24.540 --> 00:25.540 mm hmm . 00:45.190 --> 00:46.190 Right . 00:50.640 --> 00:53.870 Mhm mm hmm . 01:04.540 --> 01:07.540 Let us pray almighty God as we come 01:07.540 --> 01:09.262 together today to witness this 01:09.262 --> 01:11.262 graduation , we do so humbly and in 01:11.262 --> 01:13.190 thankfulness we invite you to be 01:13.190 --> 01:15.190 present with us as we recognize the 01:15.190 --> 01:17.023 hard work and accomplishments by 01:17.023 --> 01:19.246 student and instructor alike . And mark 01:19.246 --> 01:21.468 another milestone in the lives of these 01:21.468 --> 01:24.010 new officers graduating today . God , 01:24.010 --> 01:26.177 we thank you for the efforts put in by 01:26.177 --> 01:28.343 the instructors and staff to make this 01:28.343 --> 01:30.510 day possible . And for the graduates , 01:30.510 --> 01:30.420 Lord May , you be with him in the 01:30.420 --> 01:32.587 journey ahead and grant them the grace 01:32.587 --> 01:34.587 needed to execute their office with 01:34.587 --> 01:36.364 confidence , humility and sound 01:36.364 --> 01:38.840 judgment . Help them rely upon one 01:38.840 --> 01:41.090 another and prove trustworthy as others 01:41.090 --> 01:43.220 rely upon them . May you grant them 01:43.220 --> 01:45.331 your protection as they perform their 01:45.331 --> 01:47.498 duty to keep the peace and grant those 01:47.498 --> 01:49.609 who hold them dear your peace as they 01:49.609 --> 01:51.831 protect and serve and Lord and all that 01:51.831 --> 01:54.109 you have laid before us to do this day . 01:54.109 --> 01:56.331 Help us to act in obedience to you , to 01:56.331 --> 01:58.387 work our task diligently that we may 01:58.387 --> 02:00.387 honor our families and glorify your 02:00.387 --> 02:02.442 name . Both today and in the days to 02:02.442 --> 02:04.442 come and your name , we pray amen . 02:08.440 --> 02:10.607 Thank you chaplain Bennett , please be 02:10.607 --> 02:10.510 seated . 02:17.140 --> 02:19.251 We are here to honor the graduates of 02:19.251 --> 02:21.140 the Marine Corps Police Academy , 02:21.140 --> 02:23.307 acknowledge those who have helped make 02:23.307 --> 02:25.251 their success possible and present 02:25.251 --> 02:27.529 awards for its outstanding performance . 02:27.540 --> 02:29.651 We hope that this will be a memorable 02:29.651 --> 02:31.873 and pleasurable event for everyone here 02:31.873 --> 02:33.984 as well as those watching from home . 02:34.140 --> 02:35.751 I'd like to take a moment to 02:35.751 --> 02:37.918 acknowledge a few of our distinguished 02:37.918 --> 02:39.918 guests here this morning . It is my 02:39.918 --> 02:42.251 honor and privilege to introduce to you . 02:42.251 --> 02:45.030 Mr Randi R Smith . Mr smith is the 02:45.030 --> 02:47.380 Assistant Deputy commandant Security 02:47.390 --> 02:49.880 for plants , policy and Operations and 02:49.880 --> 02:52.880 the Director Security Division . Mr 02:52.880 --> 02:56.440 Timothy Gerald Mr Gerald is the Deputy 02:56.440 --> 02:58.760 Director of Security Forces . Deputy 02:58.760 --> 03:00.482 Chief of Staff for Logistics , 03:00.482 --> 03:02.316 Engineering and Force Protection 03:02.316 --> 03:04.593 Headquarters , United States Air Force . 03:04.940 --> 03:07.380 Additionally joining us today , our 03:07.390 --> 03:09.540 major wayne Williams . The acting 03:09.540 --> 03:11.390 branch Head Law enforcement 03:11.390 --> 03:13.612 investigations and corrections . Branch 03:13.620 --> 03:16.240 Security Division PS Plans , policies 03:16.240 --> 03:19.580 and operations . Mr Macy Oh frank's 03:19.590 --> 03:21.840 Program Manager , Marine Corps Law 03:21.840 --> 03:24.180 Enforcement Program Head supporting 03:24.180 --> 03:26.291 establishment , law enforcement , law 03:26.291 --> 03:28.347 enforcement and corrections . Branch 03:28.347 --> 03:31.410 PSL Major Colin Edwards . Deputy 03:31.410 --> 03:33.510 program Director Marine Corps Law 03:33.510 --> 03:36.150 Enforcement Program , Head supporting 03:36.160 --> 03:38.530 establishment , law enforcement , law 03:38.530 --> 03:40.586 enforcement and corrections . Branch 03:40.840 --> 03:43.820 Major Daniel mora provost Marshal from 03:43.820 --> 03:47.270 Marine Corps Base Hawaii Mr Derek 03:47.280 --> 03:49.530 Austin , Chief of Law and Order 03:49.530 --> 03:52.700 Division , United States Air Force . It 03:52.710 --> 03:54.766 is also my privilege to introduce to 03:54.766 --> 03:56.654 you the Executive Director of the 03:56.654 --> 03:58.877 Marine Corps Police Academy . Mr Darwin 03:58.877 --> 04:02.600 O'neill . Today's graduates have been 04:02.600 --> 04:05.920 challenged for the last 14 weeks to put 04:05.920 --> 04:08.031 forth their best efforts in the field 04:08.031 --> 04:10.142 of endeavor . Unlike anything most of 04:10.142 --> 04:13.010 them have experienced before successful 04:13.010 --> 04:15.270 completion of the academy training has 04:15.270 --> 04:17.500 required a total commitment by our 04:17.500 --> 04:19.860 recruits and their families . They have 04:19.860 --> 04:23.520 completed 476 hours of academic and 04:23.520 --> 04:25.830 practical training . The following 04:25.830 --> 04:27.941 statistics provide a small glimpse of 04:27.941 --> 04:30.540 their overall achievements As a class 04:30.740 --> 04:32.796 through overall academic average was 04:32.796 --> 04:36.340 93.14% . They attained an average 04:36.340 --> 04:39.760 score of 345 on the handgun 04:39.760 --> 04:42.110 qualification test . Out of a possible 04:42.110 --> 04:45.770 score of 400 , it is the academy's goal 04:45.770 --> 04:47.603 to develop in our students , the 04:47.603 --> 04:49.770 technical skills , discipline and work 04:49.770 --> 04:52.110 ethic that will prepare them for a long 04:52.110 --> 04:54.277 and rewarding career as a Marine Corps 04:54.277 --> 04:56.560 police officer or Air Force defender . 04:57.840 --> 04:59.951 A very important factor in developing 04:59.951 --> 05:02.118 these attributes is the leadership and 05:02.118 --> 05:04.229 role modeling provided by the Academy 05:04.229 --> 05:06.730 staff . The staff members are former or 05:06.730 --> 05:08.952 retired members of the military and law 05:08.952 --> 05:11.008 enforcement community with extensive 05:11.008 --> 05:13.230 backgrounds in law enforcement . We are 05:13.230 --> 05:15.397 truly dedicated to the law enforcement 05:15.397 --> 05:17.674 profession and the pursuit of training . 05:18.540 --> 05:20.762 It is my distinct pleasure to introduce 05:20.762 --> 05:22.651 to you the training staff for the 05:22.651 --> 05:24.540 Marine Corps Police Academy . The 05:24.540 --> 05:26.429 Director of training , Mr Richard 05:26.429 --> 05:30.060 Holman . Our 05:30.060 --> 05:33.380 instructors for class 4-22 Gerry 05:33.380 --> 05:34.050 Anderson 05:36.940 --> 05:38.100 Christiane a Ball 05:41.240 --> 05:42.350 West de Sosa , 05:45.340 --> 05:46.680 David Giles 05:49.740 --> 05:50.760 chad mccauley 05:54.240 --> 05:56.420 and the team lead Travis Scroggins . 05:59.040 --> 06:01.260 Our administrator , Dakota Mccarty as 06:01.260 --> 06:05.150 well . In the back , we honored this 06:05.150 --> 06:07.261 morning to have remarks from Mr Smith 06:07.261 --> 06:09.760 and Mr Gerald Mr Smith currently serves 06:09.760 --> 06:11.816 as the Assistant Deputy commandant , 06:11.816 --> 06:13.593 Security for Plans , policy and 06:13.593 --> 06:15.538 Operations and the Director of the 06:15.538 --> 06:17.593 Headquarters , Marine Corps Security 06:17.593 --> 06:19.816 Division and Mr Gerald currently serves 06:19.816 --> 06:21.760 as the Deputy Director of Security 06:21.760 --> 06:23.704 Forces , Deputy Chief of Staff for 06:23.704 --> 06:25.593 Logistics , Engineering and Force 06:25.593 --> 06:27.816 Protection Headquarters . United States 06:27.816 --> 06:30.820 Air Force Mr Smith began his career 06:30.820 --> 06:32.709 with the Marine Corps as a second 06:32.709 --> 06:34.890 lieutenant and served over 25 years as 06:34.890 --> 06:36.890 a military police officer in a wide 06:36.890 --> 06:39.420 variety of command billets . Since 06:39.420 --> 06:41.642 being assigned to headquarters , Marine 06:41.642 --> 06:43.809 Corps , Mr smith has served within the 06:43.809 --> 06:45.809 operations division as head U . S . 06:45.809 --> 06:47.642 Marine Corps , Law Enforcement , 06:47.642 --> 06:49.860 Security and Law enforcement branch . 06:49.870 --> 06:52.092 And after retiring he has served as the 06:52.092 --> 06:54.410 head mission assurance branch within 06:54.410 --> 06:56.830 the security division . Ladies and 06:56.830 --> 06:59.163 gentlemen , please welcome to the stage . 06:59.220 --> 06:59.860 Mr smith . 07:06.440 --> 07:08.329 Good morning . How are y'all this 07:08.329 --> 07:10.551 morning ? What a great morning . What a 07:10.551 --> 07:12.551 great morning weather wise . What a 07:12.551 --> 07:14.884 great morning to be out of the pentagon . 07:14.884 --> 07:17.162 What a great morning be graduating huh ? 07:18.040 --> 07:21.160 for tech 20 to 476 hours , 07:22.740 --> 07:26.250 Wow , What does 476 hours look like ? 07:30.740 --> 07:33.760 Mhm . For the families , 07:34.640 --> 07:37.160 This is what 476 hours looks like . 07:42.440 --> 07:44.607 Big right bicep was a big left bicep . 07:48.740 --> 07:50.740 There's more knowledge in this book 07:50.740 --> 07:52.907 than I have in 45 years serving Marine 07:52.907 --> 07:55.073 Corps . You actually read this stuff . 07:55.740 --> 07:58.040 Ask questions . Yeah , 08:00.440 --> 08:02.662 it's a distinct pleasure to be with you 08:02.662 --> 08:05.790 all this morning from my boss . 08:05.790 --> 08:08.012 Lieutenant General Dave furness , who's 08:08.012 --> 08:10.179 the deputy commandant for planning and 08:10.179 --> 08:12.346 operations and the current head of law 08:12.346 --> 08:14.457 enforcement at the three star level . 08:14.457 --> 08:17.510 He bids his uh Congratulations to class 08:17.510 --> 08:19.770 4-22 . Actually , I wish I'd talked him 08:19.770 --> 08:21.992 into coming out here giving this speech 08:21.992 --> 08:23.992 instead of me . But he had to go to 08:23.992 --> 08:23.750 europe because of a small thing going 08:23.750 --> 08:25.806 in Ukraine . So unfortunately you're 08:25.806 --> 08:29.200 stuck with me this morning but I am 08:29.200 --> 08:31.256 honored to be here to celebrate your 08:31.256 --> 08:33.480 graduation . Um I got my notes here 08:33.480 --> 08:35.591 from my staff , wrote me some great , 08:35.591 --> 08:37.702 great notes , I'll refer to them 17 , 08:37.702 --> 08:39.758 students will get 17 . That audience 08:39.758 --> 08:42.960 all 17 graduated . Excellent . Both 08:42.960 --> 08:44.682 Marine Corps and Air Force law 08:44.682 --> 08:46.849 enforcement professionals . And by the 08:46.849 --> 08:48.793 size of that book you can see they 08:48.793 --> 08:51.016 truly are professional . That the level 08:51.016 --> 08:53.127 of knowledge that these young men and 08:53.127 --> 08:52.750 young women have in the law enforcement 08:52.760 --> 08:55.230 field is immeasurable . They're going 08:55.230 --> 08:57.360 into a great career field and they're 08:57.360 --> 08:59.270 going in well prepared to execute 08:59.280 --> 09:01.169 everything that that career field 09:01.169 --> 09:03.050 requires of them . It has been 09:03.050 --> 09:04.883 mentioned already . They've gone 09:04.883 --> 09:04.780 through a very challenging period of 09:04.780 --> 09:08.400 instruction . I got 500 hours . 09:08.400 --> 09:12.010 4 76 . Where's Wayne ? Wayne is ? 4 76 , 09:12.010 --> 09:15.880 not 500 hours okay . These 09:15.880 --> 09:17.991 students have committed themselves to 09:17.991 --> 09:19.880 the service of our nation whether 09:19.880 --> 09:19.640 returning to uniform from a previous 09:19.640 --> 09:21.862 military law enforcement career or just 09:21.862 --> 09:23.973 starting a new path . The course they 09:23.973 --> 09:26.029 just completed with Soap was no easy 09:26.029 --> 09:28.084 feat and was made challenging in all 09:28.084 --> 09:30.307 the right areas to ensure they're ready 09:30.307 --> 09:30.090 to respond to emergencies and threats 09:30.100 --> 09:32.156 aboard our bases and stations across 09:32.156 --> 09:33.933 the globe as you can see by the 09:33.933 --> 09:37.070 knowledge base . He uh the preparedness 09:37.070 --> 09:39.126 to go out there and take on this law 09:39.126 --> 09:41.348 enforcement mission across our services 09:41.348 --> 09:43.403 at our bases and stations across the 09:43.403 --> 09:46.490 globe is absolutely tremendous amount 09:46.490 --> 09:48.657 of knowledge required for that thing . 09:48.657 --> 09:50.879 So you're to be commended on the amount 09:50.879 --> 09:52.990 of effort you put into this course to 09:52.990 --> 09:55.630 get where you are right now , I have to 09:55.630 --> 09:57.852 tell you . So , one of the , one of the 09:57.852 --> 10:00.074 phrases we use in the naval service for 10:00.074 --> 10:02.074 doing well is bravo zulu so classic 10:02.074 --> 10:05.770 1422 Bravo Zulu to you . You've done 10:05.770 --> 10:07.659 well both individually as a group 10:07.659 --> 10:09.659 during your course and I have great 10:09.659 --> 10:09.570 confidence in your abilities to serve , 10:09.570 --> 10:11.792 protect our military communities across 10:11.792 --> 10:14.230 the , across the globe . At this point , 10:14.230 --> 10:16.341 I imagine you're ready to go back and 10:16.341 --> 10:18.397 put your knowledge to test , go back 10:18.397 --> 10:20.563 there and clean up the streets of camp 10:20.563 --> 10:23.020 whatever base , whatever and do the 10:23.030 --> 10:25.197 right thing for your constituents , do 10:25.197 --> 10:27.197 the right thing and making sure you 10:27.197 --> 10:30.000 protect those airmen , marines , family 10:30.000 --> 10:32.222 members , civilian employees and ensure 10:32.222 --> 10:34.333 the integrity of our basis so that we 10:34.333 --> 10:36.500 have the ability to forward deploy our 10:36.500 --> 10:38.667 forces as our services , transition to 10:38.667 --> 10:40.444 a security environment . That's 10:40.444 --> 10:40.040 evolving into one that resembles the 10:40.040 --> 10:42.096 Cold War days and that's a timeframe 10:42.096 --> 10:44.151 I'm personally familiar with . Maybe 10:44.151 --> 10:46.207 you're not , I was around during the 10:46.207 --> 10:48.490 Cold War days , one of our near peer 10:48.490 --> 10:50.230 competitors as our near peer 10:50.230 --> 10:52.286 competitors to compete for strategic 10:52.286 --> 10:54.397 dominance . The security of our bases 10:54.397 --> 10:56.230 and stations will be critical to 10:56.230 --> 10:56.050 ensuring that our nation can project 10:56.050 --> 10:58.272 power whenever and whenever necessary . 10:58.340 --> 11:00.451 Your efforts in ensuring the security 11:00.451 --> 11:02.396 of our installations is absolutely 11:02.396 --> 11:04.340 paramount . I know you're gonna be 11:04.340 --> 11:05.951 involved in all kinds of law 11:05.951 --> 11:08.062 enforcement situations , whether it's 11:08.062 --> 11:09.896 the vehicle stops crime , taking 11:09.896 --> 11:12.600 reports , responding to alarms , taking 11:12.600 --> 11:14.550 care of people . But providing the 11:14.550 --> 11:16.550 security for the basis station that 11:16.550 --> 11:18.494 you're gonna be working at , it is 11:18.494 --> 11:20.661 absolutely vital to the ability of our 11:20.661 --> 11:22.717 forces to be able to deploy and meet 11:22.717 --> 11:24.494 the , the pure competitors that 11:24.494 --> 11:26.661 challenge our country to this day . So 11:26.661 --> 11:28.883 everything you do keep in the forefront 11:28.883 --> 11:31.050 of your mind that the security , those 11:31.050 --> 11:33.161 installations is absolutely paramount 11:33.161 --> 11:32.580 because that's where we project power 11:32.580 --> 11:34.950 from and , and every shift you work . 11:35.640 --> 11:37.751 You never know when something's gonna 11:37.751 --> 11:39.973 happen that the black swan events gonna 11:39.973 --> 11:41.862 happen on your shift . So all the 11:41.862 --> 11:41.640 things your instructors taught you all 11:41.640 --> 11:43.473 the time and effort you put into 11:43.473 --> 11:45.696 becoming a professional law enforcement 11:45.696 --> 11:47.751 individuals are , it's going to come 11:47.751 --> 11:49.862 into come into play at that moment in 11:49.862 --> 11:49.560 time . So always be prepared for that . 11:52.240 --> 11:54.296 I have to take a moment and uh , and 11:54.296 --> 11:56.518 thank a lot of folks because it takes a 11:56.518 --> 11:58.573 lot of people and a lot of effort to 11:58.573 --> 12:00.796 produce this outstanding class . So let 12:00.796 --> 12:02.907 me just a minute . If I could uh , to 12:02.907 --> 12:05.129 go through my , thank you's first off , 12:05.129 --> 12:07.184 let me thank the Marine Corps Police 12:07.184 --> 12:07.070 Academy staff . I want to have a chance 12:07.070 --> 12:09.237 to talk with him this morning and tell 12:09.237 --> 12:11.237 them on the Marine Corps side , the 12:11.237 --> 12:13.348 general officer community thinks very 12:13.348 --> 12:13.260 highly of our civilian police officers . 12:13.260 --> 12:14.927 They think we've got the most 12:14.927 --> 12:17.149 professional civilian police officer of 12:17.149 --> 12:16.960 course in the Department of Defense . 12:17.540 --> 12:20.110 And the result is the result of that is 12:20.110 --> 12:22.760 because we hire and train good people 12:22.770 --> 12:24.770 and the training of evolution takes 12:24.770 --> 12:26.881 place where the folks you see sitting 12:26.881 --> 12:26.720 up here in the front row , if you 12:26.720 --> 12:28.664 wouldn't mind if we get a round of 12:28.664 --> 12:28.340 applause for the 12:28.340 --> 12:34.160 staff 12:35.640 --> 12:37.640 Second , I gotta thank my staff . I 12:37.640 --> 12:39.418 gotta thank my staff and my law 12:39.418 --> 12:41.418 enforcement branch because they run 12:41.418 --> 12:43.473 this program and they do a great job 12:43.473 --> 12:45.307 both in the recruiting , the man 12:45.307 --> 12:47.418 training equipped aspect of the title 12:47.418 --> 12:46.520 10 function of our commandant to 12:46.520 --> 12:48.631 provide forces and that force in this 12:48.631 --> 12:50.687 case is civilian police officers for 12:50.687 --> 12:52.742 the Marine Corps . Thank you folks , 12:52.742 --> 12:54.909 you're just doing a great job wherever 12:54.909 --> 12:54.480 you are hitting around the audience out 12:54.480 --> 12:57.430 there . I had a chance to see Colonel 12:57.430 --> 12:59.541 Long this morning and I want to thank 12:59.541 --> 13:01.780 him personally . Uh Colonel Long in the 13:01.780 --> 13:04.002 Marine Corps Detachment . This is truly 13:04.002 --> 13:06.224 a great partnership between my division 13:06.224 --> 13:08.447 and training education command . Uh You 13:08.447 --> 13:10.558 you have not hesitated to support our 13:10.558 --> 13:10.210 mission whether during this relocation 13:10.210 --> 13:12.377 of our academy last year or during the 13:12.377 --> 13:14.321 subsequent steady state operations 13:14.321 --> 13:16.488 since we've been here and without your 13:16.488 --> 13:18.654 support , we wouldn't be anywhere near 13:18.654 --> 13:18.260 where we are today . So thank you to 13:18.260 --> 13:20.149 Colonel Long and the Marine Corps 13:20.149 --> 13:23.420 Detachment . I have to make . Uh thanks 13:23.420 --> 13:25.587 to the folks , good folks here at Fort 13:25.587 --> 13:27.698 Leonard Wood and the maneuver Support 13:27.698 --> 13:29.364 Center . Again , we could not 13:29.364 --> 13:29.180 accomplish our mission without the 13:29.180 --> 13:31.347 outstanding support of the folks , the 13:31.347 --> 13:33.458 team here at Fort Leonard Wood um and 13:33.458 --> 13:35.624 the maneuver support center were proud 13:35.624 --> 13:37.847 to call Fort Leonard Wood , the home of 13:37.847 --> 13:39.958 our police academy . And we thank you 13:39.958 --> 13:39.220 for all the support we've gotten thus 13:39.220 --> 13:41.460 far in the , in the support you're 13:41.460 --> 13:44.130 gonna provide us into the future . I 13:44.130 --> 13:46.241 got to thank my , my partner in crime 13:46.241 --> 13:48.297 this morning , Mr Gerald uh from the 13:48.297 --> 13:50.519 United States Air Force Security Forces 13:50.519 --> 13:52.741 directorate . Coming from the Air Force 13:52.741 --> 13:52.610 headquarters to come out here for this 13:52.610 --> 13:54.721 graduation . We share the same vision 13:54.721 --> 13:56.777 and ensuring our respective services 13:56.777 --> 13:58.777 are ready to face . Today's threats 13:58.777 --> 13:58.560 with highly skilled law enforcement 13:58.560 --> 14:00.671 professionals . And I look forward to 14:00.671 --> 14:02.893 this partnership enduring over time and 14:02.893 --> 14:04.949 growing and thank you for coming out 14:04.949 --> 14:07.620 tim The families of the graduates of 14:07.630 --> 14:10.870 Deepak for Tech 22 . Thank you because 14:10.870 --> 14:13.037 really it's , it's support you provide 14:13.037 --> 14:15.259 to your students that gets them through 14:15.259 --> 14:18.800 the course of instruction . You're 14:18.800 --> 14:21.133 always there , you're the silent heroes . 14:21.133 --> 14:22.967 You're the ones that provide the 14:22.967 --> 14:25.189 support to them as they go through this 14:25.189 --> 14:27.244 very challenging course . You endure 14:27.244 --> 14:29.244 the multiple moves , the anxiety of 14:29.244 --> 14:28.670 company to loved ones being in law 14:28.670 --> 14:30.726 enforcement as it has its moments of 14:30.726 --> 14:33.059 danger . There's no question about that . 14:33.059 --> 14:32.910 It's a difficult time to be in law 14:32.910 --> 14:34.854 enforcement today anywhere in this 14:34.854 --> 14:36.910 country and that pertains equally on 14:36.910 --> 14:39.132 our installations as it does out in the 14:39.132 --> 14:41.320 civilian community . But your family 14:41.320 --> 14:43.264 members do so with a smile and the 14:43.264 --> 14:45.431 words of encouragement to remind these 14:45.431 --> 14:45.290 police officers with protecting and 14:45.290 --> 14:47.512 serving is all about . I appreciate you 14:47.512 --> 14:49.568 and I please I want you to know that 14:49.568 --> 14:51.790 your efforts and your sacrifice did not 14:51.790 --> 14:54.012 go unnoticed . Thank you . There's many 14:54.012 --> 14:56.068 silent heroes behind the scenes that 14:56.068 --> 14:58.290 were not called out by name and there's 14:58.290 --> 15:00.401 there's many more than I can possibly 15:00.401 --> 15:02.457 put on this list . I could spend all 15:02.457 --> 15:02.020 day describing the great effort you put 15:02.020 --> 15:04.131 forth to make this mission possible . 15:04.131 --> 15:06.298 So your name is not mentioned . You're 15:06.298 --> 15:08.131 surely not forgotten and greatly 15:08.131 --> 15:10.353 appreciated it truly . It truly takes a 15:10.353 --> 15:12.464 village of people contributing to the 15:12.464 --> 15:14.631 effort of our police academy to make a 15:14.631 --> 15:16.631 successful course of instruction to 15:16.631 --> 15:16.300 produce the quality of the police 15:16.300 --> 15:19.200 officers you see for you today . So for 15:19.200 --> 15:21.367 my graduating police officers , please 15:21.367 --> 15:23.311 believe me when I say that it's my 15:23.311 --> 15:23.220 honor to be your guest of honor this 15:23.220 --> 15:25.276 morning . I wish you the best of the 15:25.276 --> 15:27.498 best of luck . We have a naval term and 15:27.498 --> 15:29.553 naval services called fair winds and 15:29.553 --> 15:31.609 following seas . May you endure fair 15:31.609 --> 15:31.060 winds and following seas as you go 15:31.060 --> 15:33.116 forward in this next journey in your 15:33.116 --> 15:34.838 life . Remember you have great 15:34.838 --> 15:36.949 responsibility . You have a great job 15:36.949 --> 15:39.282 ahead of you and people depend upon you . 15:39.282 --> 15:41.449 It's a life life and death situation . 15:41.449 --> 15:43.616 I know you'll live up the expectations 15:43.616 --> 15:45.838 of the example set by the folks here in 15:45.838 --> 15:47.838 the instructor class . So thank you 15:47.838 --> 15:47.440 very much . I wish you the best to let 15:47.440 --> 15:49.450 godspeed semper Fidelis . 15:59.140 --> 16:02.890 Thank you sir Mr Gerald 16:02.900 --> 16:05.530 enlisted in the Air Force in September 16:05.530 --> 16:08.100 1985 and served 22 years on active duty 16:08.200 --> 16:10.367 and held a variety of positions in the 16:10.367 --> 16:13.610 security forces career field . He also 16:13.610 --> 16:15.554 deployed in support of the embassy 16:15.554 --> 16:18.690 bombings in kenya and Tanzania and 16:18.690 --> 16:21.240 Operation Iraqi freedom prior to his 16:21.240 --> 16:23.407 current position , Mr Gerald served as 16:23.407 --> 16:25.462 the chief requirements and readiness 16:25.462 --> 16:27.518 division . Deputy Chief of Staff for 16:27.518 --> 16:29.407 Logistics , Engineering and Force 16:29.407 --> 16:31.629 Protection Headquarters , United States 16:31.629 --> 16:33.573 Air Force . Ladies and gentlemen , 16:33.573 --> 16:35.250 please welcome mr Gerald . 16:39.940 --> 16:42.051 Good morning ladies and gentlemen , I 16:42.051 --> 16:44.273 promise not to talk too long . I'm sure 16:44.273 --> 16:46.384 you guys are not really interested in 16:46.384 --> 16:46.260 hearing me . You're really ready to go 16:46.260 --> 16:48.482 home . Um after being here for the past 16:48.490 --> 16:50.850 12 weeks or so , I'd like to begin by 16:50.850 --> 16:54.470 thanking Mr smith and his team for 16:54.480 --> 16:57.830 the support and embracing the Air Force 16:57.830 --> 17:00.052 and not holding a holding it against us 17:00.052 --> 17:02.640 that were Airmen uh and not marines um 17:02.640 --> 17:04.751 and making us part of the family . We 17:04.751 --> 17:06.918 really appreciate that . Uh Mr O'neill 17:06.918 --> 17:08.696 and the team here at the at the 17:08.696 --> 17:10.862 schoolhouse . We really appreciate the 17:10.862 --> 17:12.862 outstanding instruction and the way 17:12.862 --> 17:14.807 that you guys welcome the team and 17:14.807 --> 17:17.130 welcomed our defenders in um to the 17:17.130 --> 17:20.620 families most importantly without you , 17:20.630 --> 17:22.920 we wouldn't be able to have have your 17:22.920 --> 17:25.700 troops here . You guys gave them up for 17:25.700 --> 17:27.700 for a few months , allow them to be 17:27.700 --> 17:30.300 away and you guys took on the line show 17:30.300 --> 17:32.522 the responsibility back home . So thank 17:32.522 --> 17:34.633 you very much And you guys really did 17:34.633 --> 17:36.800 give yourselves a round of applause so 17:36.800 --> 17:38.189 please . Okay , mm hmm . 17:41.140 --> 17:43.362 This is the beginning of of what I hope 17:43.362 --> 17:45.584 is a long and fruitful relationship and 17:45.584 --> 17:47.696 to the graduates , congratulations on 17:47.696 --> 17:49.918 making it to the finish line . Um I was 17:49.918 --> 17:52.084 talking to a class that's currently in 17:52.084 --> 17:55.070 session about 20 minutes or so ago and 17:55.070 --> 17:57.292 we were talking about when I joined the 17:57.292 --> 17:59.950 Air Force 37 years ago and the response 17:59.950 --> 18:02.006 I got was you know , just like I see 18:02.006 --> 18:04.117 the looks on some of your faces right 18:04.117 --> 18:06.283 now , probably before some of you were 18:06.283 --> 18:08.339 born and we were born . And that was 18:08.339 --> 18:10.283 during the Cold War , just like mr 18:10.283 --> 18:12.339 smith . I'm a Cold warrior . And the 18:12.339 --> 18:14.780 landscape looked a lot like it does now 18:14.790 --> 18:16.846 with what's going on in Russia , you 18:16.846 --> 18:18.346 guys are are taking on the 18:18.346 --> 18:20.346 responsibility of defending our air 18:20.346 --> 18:22.457 bases and and marine corps bases at a 18:22.457 --> 18:24.679 time when the National Defense Strategy 18:24.679 --> 18:26.679 says that the home station is not a 18:26.679 --> 18:28.901 sanctuary , there's nowhere that's safe 18:28.901 --> 18:31.012 anymore . So it's really up to you to 18:31.012 --> 18:33.234 make sure that you're the front line of 18:33.234 --> 18:34.734 defense and protecting our 18:34.734 --> 18:36.901 installations . It's a thankless job . 18:36.901 --> 18:39.012 And if you guys have watched the news 18:39.012 --> 18:40.901 over the last several years , law 18:40.901 --> 18:43.068 enforcement is not the profession that 18:43.068 --> 18:45.068 most people would choose across the 18:45.068 --> 18:47.012 country right now , recruitment of 18:47.012 --> 18:49.179 police officers is way down . But what 18:49.179 --> 18:50.901 you're doing is an honorable , 18:50.901 --> 18:53.068 honorable profession . And I thank you 18:53.068 --> 18:55.068 for picking up the mantle and being 18:55.068 --> 18:56.901 willing to except the accept the 18:56.901 --> 18:59.012 challenge now is the time for for you 18:59.012 --> 19:01.068 to take your new skills back to your 19:01.068 --> 19:03.234 home station . Also , we're relying on 19:03.234 --> 19:05.179 you to go back and train those who 19:05.179 --> 19:07.346 haven't had the opportunity to to come 19:07.346 --> 19:09.512 through the course yet . And for those 19:09.512 --> 19:11.790 of you who are Air Force and defenders , 19:11.790 --> 19:11.650 you may have heard by now of what we 19:11.650 --> 19:14.130 call the deaf Next 32 it's an 19:14.130 --> 19:16.297 initiative by which we're transforming 19:16.297 --> 19:18.519 the Security forces career field . Back 19:18.519 --> 19:21.470 in 1997 the Air Force had actually 19:21.470 --> 19:23.581 three separate career fields . We had 19:23.581 --> 19:25.490 law enforcement , we had security 19:25.490 --> 19:27.546 specialists who were responsible for 19:27.546 --> 19:29.601 nuclear security aircraft , security 19:29.601 --> 19:31.712 and all of our ground combat skills . 19:31.712 --> 19:33.768 And then we also had combat arms and 19:33.768 --> 19:35.970 some of you may not realize that the 19:35.970 --> 19:37.803 Marine Corps used to actually go 19:37.803 --> 19:40.026 through the Air Force's Law enforcement 19:40.026 --> 19:42.026 Academy . So this is a relationship 19:42.026 --> 19:44.192 that has endured for a long time and I 19:44.192 --> 19:46.248 think we're just resurrecting that . 19:46.248 --> 19:48.400 And as part of death . Next 32 we 19:48.400 --> 19:50.511 briefed the Chief of Staff of the Air 19:50.511 --> 19:52.690 Force back in june of last year . And 19:52.690 --> 19:54.520 we came out of that with 32 19:54.530 --> 19:56.474 recommendations . And one of those 19:56.474 --> 19:58.850 recommendations was to enhance and 19:58.850 --> 20:00.572 strengthen our law enforcement 20:00.572 --> 20:02.517 capability across the enterprise . 20:02.517 --> 20:04.739 Because we merged the career field some 20:04.739 --> 20:06.850 of that law enforcement skill that we 20:06.850 --> 20:08.739 had , it was eroded and it wasn't 20:08.739 --> 20:10.794 really where we thought it should be 20:10.794 --> 20:10.720 and where the Chief of Staff of the Air 20:10.720 --> 20:12.942 Force thought it should be . So when we 20:12.942 --> 20:14.998 started looking across the landscape 20:14.998 --> 20:17.220 and figuring out what's the best way to 20:17.220 --> 20:19.387 get . After that , we looked at having 20:19.387 --> 20:21.387 an in house academy but it was cost 20:21.387 --> 20:23.442 prohibitive , $34 million in all the 20:23.442 --> 20:25.553 manpower that went , went with that . 20:25.553 --> 20:27.720 And so we linked with the Marine Corps 20:27.720 --> 20:27.660 and figured out that hey , this is a 20:27.660 --> 20:30.730 potential avenue to train up our folks . 20:30.730 --> 20:32.952 We currently have an academy at the V A 20:32.952 --> 20:35.174 Law enforcement training center down in 20:35.174 --> 20:37.174 Little Rock Arkansas . And this was 20:37.174 --> 20:39.397 another avenue . And if you look around 20:39.397 --> 20:41.397 at the Air Force students , we also 20:41.397 --> 20:43.341 have Active Duty Guard and Reserve 20:43.341 --> 20:45.230 troops that are going through the 20:45.230 --> 20:47.397 course as well . Our vision is a total 20:47.397 --> 20:49.508 Force , Active Duty Guard reserve and 20:49.508 --> 20:51.730 our civilians that we send through this 20:51.730 --> 20:53.897 academy and take those skill sets back 20:53.897 --> 20:55.674 home to professionalize our law 20:55.674 --> 20:59.150 enforcement . Mm hmm . We're also after 20:59.150 --> 21:00.872 this course . We're credential 21:00.872 --> 21:02.483 credential in all of our law 21:02.483 --> 21:04.539 enforcement officers . And what that 21:04.539 --> 21:06.817 means for you is when you go back home , 21:06.817 --> 21:09.039 you're gonna be the tip of the spear in 21:09.039 --> 21:08.630 this effort and the work that you do 21:08.630 --> 21:10.741 when you return home is gonna set the 21:10.741 --> 21:12.963 standard for law enforcement across the 21:12.963 --> 21:15.290 entire enterprise . So again , what I 21:15.290 --> 21:17.290 want you to do is value what you've 21:17.290 --> 21:19.457 learned here , value the work that you 21:19.457 --> 21:21.623 do and understand that in the pentagon 21:21.623 --> 21:23.901 you're a topic of discussion every day . 21:23.901 --> 21:26.012 We're going back in here in about two 21:26.012 --> 21:27.679 months and we're gonna have a 21:27.679 --> 21:29.901 conversation with the chief of Staff to 21:29.901 --> 21:31.957 talk about the progress we've made . 21:31.957 --> 21:34.068 And you guys will be at the forefront 21:34.068 --> 21:36.290 of that conversation because he and the 21:36.290 --> 21:38.401 undersecretary uh and as and as Chief 21:38.401 --> 21:38.290 of the I'm sorry the Secretary of the 21:38.290 --> 21:40.457 Air Force as well as the Vice Chief of 21:40.457 --> 21:42.401 Staff for the Air Force are really 21:42.401 --> 21:44.457 interested in what comes out of this 21:44.457 --> 21:46.623 program . So please make sure that you 21:46.623 --> 21:48.846 give us some good feedback because it's 21:48.846 --> 21:51.012 going to shape the future . Because we 21:51.012 --> 21:53.123 have about 7000 more people that were 21:53.123 --> 21:54.957 sending through this course . So 21:54.957 --> 21:54.410 understand that the world , the 21:54.410 --> 21:56.632 landscape is changing and we see what's 21:56.632 --> 21:59.440 happening in in the Ukraine . We see 21:59.440 --> 22:01.670 that china has an eye on Taiwan and 22:01.670 --> 22:03.726 it's gonna be your responsibility to 22:03.726 --> 22:05.781 make sure that you're protecting our 22:05.781 --> 22:07.781 air bases so that the Air Force can 22:07.781 --> 22:09.948 deliver Air power when the President , 22:09.948 --> 22:12.114 the Secretary of Defense and the cocom 22:12.114 --> 22:14.281 is needed at the time and place of our 22:14.281 --> 22:16.503 choosing . Your job is important . What 22:16.503 --> 22:18.503 you learn here is important . And I 22:18.503 --> 22:20.559 thank you for staying the course and 22:20.559 --> 22:20.540 graduating again . Congratulations on 22:20.540 --> 22:22.790 your achievement and congratulations on 22:22.790 --> 22:24.901 what the future holds for you . Thank 22:24.901 --> 22:24.670 you . 22:29.940 --> 22:31.940 Mm hmm . I promised I wouldn't talk 22:31.940 --> 22:32.940 long . 22:36.440 --> 22:39.830 Thank you sir . And now for the 22:39.830 --> 22:41.550 presentation ceremonies , 22:49.940 --> 22:51.551 each graduate will receive a 22:51.551 --> 22:53.496 certificate of graduation from the 22:53.496 --> 22:55.620 academy and a set of law enforcement 22:55.620 --> 22:58.270 credentials from the Executive Director 23:01.040 --> 23:02.860 Officer Nicholas Arnold 23:14.240 --> 23:16.380 Officer , Ryan blakely 23:28.640 --> 23:31.290 Officer Adolfo Contreras , 23:41.940 --> 23:44.550 Officer Troy , Daniels . 23:53.940 --> 23:56.850 Officer , Nicholas Ferdinand person . 24:07.140 --> 24:09.110 Officer Brett Ferguson . 24:17.840 --> 24:20.660 Officer , Barrington lawyer smith 24:30.640 --> 24:32.560 Officer Cory McNutt . 24:43.440 --> 24:45.580 Officer Joshua , minton 24:56.040 --> 24:58.050 Officer Daniel Nahi era . 25:09.440 --> 25:11.880 Officer Rudy Nunes . 25:23.940 --> 25:26.070 Officer mason o'neill . 25:35.840 --> 25:38.350 Officer Jason Owen . See 25:49.440 --> 25:51.170 officer Phillip Paymer 26:01.640 --> 26:03.670 officer amy record 26:13.940 --> 26:16.670 Officer Javonte Cedric . 26:27.340 --> 26:29.460 Officer Michael Stern . Now 26:37.840 --> 26:40.980 thank you . Mhm . The academy's Deputy 26:40.980 --> 26:43.036 Director . Captain Logan boom Garden 26:43.036 --> 26:45.202 will now administer the oath of office 26:45.202 --> 26:47.258 to the new graduates . Would all the 26:47.258 --> 26:48.660 graduates please rise , 26:55.340 --> 26:57.673 raise your right hand , repeat after me . 26:57.673 --> 27:01.120 I say your name . Do you solemnly 27:01.120 --> 27:03.800 swear that I will support and defend 27:03.800 --> 27:06.022 the constitution of the United States . 27:07.940 --> 27:10.107 Mm hmm against all enemies foreign and 27:10.107 --> 27:13.780 domestic that will bear true faith and 27:13.780 --> 27:17.690 allegiance to the same . I take 27:17.690 --> 27:21.160 this obligation freely . Yeah . Without 27:21.160 --> 27:23.216 any mental reservation or purpose of 27:23.216 --> 27:23.670 evasion 27:28.640 --> 27:30.640 and that I will well and faithfully 27:30.640 --> 27:34.620 discharge the duties of the office of 27:34.620 --> 27:38.360 which I am about to enter . Which so 27:38.360 --> 27:40.550 help me God please be seated . 27:47.940 --> 27:49.860 Thank you sir . This morning's 27:49.860 --> 27:51.582 graduates have been tested and 27:51.582 --> 27:54.120 evaluated both academically and 27:54.120 --> 27:56.440 physically successful . Completion of 27:56.440 --> 27:58.551 the academy is an honor that each has 27:58.551 --> 28:00.590 worked hard to attain . We will now 28:00.590 --> 28:02.757 present certificates to those who have 28:02.757 --> 28:04.757 distinguished themselves in several 28:04.757 --> 28:07.830 categories of our curriculum . Mr 28:07.830 --> 28:09.886 Gerald will assist in presenting the 28:09.886 --> 28:12.100 firearms and physical fitness awards . 28:13.540 --> 28:15.762 Firearms training plays a major role in 28:15.762 --> 28:18.130 law enforcement education . The Academy 28:18.130 --> 28:20.620 High shooter award is presented to 28:20.630 --> 28:21.960 Officer Rudy 28:21.970 --> 28:29.950 Nunez . 28:30.340 --> 28:32.820 Officer Nunez attained a perfect score 28:32.820 --> 28:35.730 of 400 out of a possible 400 on the 28:35.730 --> 28:37.730 Marine Corps Combat Pistol Course . 28:46.140 --> 28:47.140 Mhm 28:51.040 --> 28:53.151 Physical fitness is essential for law 28:53.151 --> 28:55.320 enforcement officers and we strongly 28:55.320 --> 28:57.264 emphasize it . At the Marine Corps 28:57.264 --> 28:59.209 Police Academy . The Academy Staff 28:59.209 --> 29:01.153 administers both the Air Force and 29:01.153 --> 29:03.264 Marine Corps physical agility tests . 29:03.540 --> 29:05.596 The final scores of these events are 29:05.596 --> 29:07.860 used to determine the recipients of the 29:07.860 --> 29:10.540 fitness awards . The Academy Physical 29:10.540 --> 29:12.500 Fitness Award for the Air Force is 29:12.500 --> 29:15.860 presented to Officer Nicholas Arnold 29:15.870 --> 29:23.600 Officer 29:23.600 --> 29:25.656 Arnold performed a standing vertical 29:25.656 --> 29:28.010 leap of 28 Completed the Illinois 29:28.010 --> 29:31.720 agility run in 14.97 seconds , ran the 29:31.720 --> 29:35.140 1.5 mile in 11 minutes and 33 seconds 29:35.150 --> 29:37.900 performed 80 pushups and completed the 29:37.900 --> 29:40.670 300 m sprint in 42 seconds . 29:49.140 --> 29:51.307 The Academy Physical Fitness Award for 29:51.307 --> 29:53.360 the Marine Corps is presented to 29:53.370 --> 29:55.580 Officer Barrington loyal 29:55.580 --> 30:02.670 smith . 30:09.240 --> 30:11.790 Officer Loya Smith performs 63 push ups 30:11.790 --> 30:14.470 in two minutes , 56 crunches in one 30:14.470 --> 30:17.650 minute . Ran the 1.5 mile run in nine 30:17.650 --> 30:20.340 minutes and three seconds And completed 30:20.340 --> 30:23.010 the 300 m sprint in 41 seconds . 30:24.040 --> 30:29.460 Woo ! 30:31.240 --> 30:33.410 Mr smith will now present the academic 30:33.410 --> 30:35.730 and leadership awards . Academic 30:35.730 --> 30:38.180 success has been a goal for each and 30:38.180 --> 30:41.350 every graduate . However , there is one 30:41.350 --> 30:43.350 individual we wish to recognize for 30:43.350 --> 30:45.406 excellence in their academic academy 30:45.406 --> 30:47.628 studies . This student has achieved the 30:47.628 --> 30:49.794 highest cumulative grade point average 30:49.794 --> 30:51.683 for both academic and performance 30:51.683 --> 30:53.850 evaluations . The academic achievement 30:53.850 --> 30:56.610 award is presented to Officer Nicholas 30:56.620 --> 30:57.620 for the Nansen . 31:03.940 --> 31:06.990 Mhm . Officer Vernon Nansen graduated 31:06.990 --> 31:10.360 with a grade point average of 96.64% . 31:15.140 --> 31:16.140 Thank you sir . 31:22.140 --> 31:24.251 Our final award is a class leadership 31:24.251 --> 31:26.640 award . This award is selected by the 31:26.640 --> 31:28.930 academy students and instructors and is 31:28.930 --> 31:30.652 given to the graduate who best 31:30.652 --> 31:32.980 exemplifies leadership , inspiration , 31:32.990 --> 31:35.600 commitment and most importantly , an 31:35.610 --> 31:38.400 unselfish desire to help others . The 31:38.400 --> 31:40.511 Academy leadership award is presented 31:40.511 --> 31:42.510 to Officer Cory 31:42.520 --> 31:51.360 McNutt . 31:51.840 --> 31:52.840 Okay , 32:07.130 --> 32:13.060 you , 32:26.540 --> 32:28.762 it is difficult to convey just how hard 32:28.762 --> 32:30.984 these graduates have worked to complete 32:30.984 --> 32:32.873 the academy . The academy has put 32:32.873 --> 32:35.040 together a slideshow that will provide 32:35.040 --> 32:37.040 you with a glimpse of their academy 32:37.040 --> 32:38.818 experience . Please direct your 32:38.818 --> 32:40.262 attention to the screen . 33:35.640 --> 33:37.050 Mm hmm , mm hmm . 33:46.490 --> 33:46.930 Yeah . 33:53.440 --> 33:54.440 Yeah . 33:59.640 --> 34:00.640 Yeah . 34:18.740 --> 34:19.740 Mhm . 34:22.640 --> 34:23.640 Mhm . 34:31.240 --> 34:32.550 Yeah . Mhm 35:01.640 --> 35:03.860 mm hmm . Mhm . 35:33.140 --> 35:35.370 At this time , would you please stand 35:35.370 --> 35:37.481 for the playing of the Air Force song 35:37.481 --> 35:39.560 anchors away and the marines him . 35:49.660 --> 35:50.060 Yeah , 35:54.340 --> 35:55.340 mm hmm . 36:06.610 --> 36:07.610 Okay , 36:13.530 --> 36:14.960 mm hmm mm hmm . 36:43.530 --> 36:44.530 All right , 37:17.230 --> 37:18.230 mm hmm , 37:25.930 --> 37:28.460 mm hmm . Yeah . 37:42.430 --> 37:43.430 Mhm . 37:49.730 --> 37:53.420 Thank you . Please be seated . I would 37:53.420 --> 37:55.540 like to thank once again the training 37:55.540 --> 37:58.460 staff for their hard work commitment 37:58.470 --> 38:00.260 and dedication to the academy 38:00.260 --> 38:02.600 curriculum . Additionally , I want to 38:02.600 --> 38:04.970 thank forts Underwood , the Marine 38:04.970 --> 38:07.120 Corps Detachment and the Air Force 38:07.120 --> 38:09.470 Detachment for their support , which 38:09.470 --> 38:11.581 has been vital to the success of this 38:11.581 --> 38:14.230 program . At this time I would like to 38:14.230 --> 38:16.260 invite the class leader Officer 38:16.260 --> 38:18.460 Nicholas Arnold to come forward for a 38:18.460 --> 38:19.627 short presentation . 38:30.320 --> 38:31.640 That means residents . 38:39.520 --> 38:46.140 Yeah , 38:46.520 --> 38:47.520 yeah , 38:55.320 --> 38:58.230 thank you . The Director of training Mr 38:58.230 --> 39:00.570 Richard Holman will now dismiss the 39:00.570 --> 39:03.410 class graduates . Please stand 39:15.320 --> 39:18.170 For the last and final time . Class 39:18.180 --> 39:21.440 04 2022 . 39:22.520 --> 39:23.520 It's perfect . 39:32.720 --> 39:35.840 This concludes our graduation ceremony 39:35.850 --> 39:37.170 semper Fidelis .